Storybook Favorites
Browsing through the storybooks, I found quite a few that I liked. Here are my favorite three:
Real Housewives of Greek Mythology was one of my favorite storybooks. The title initially caught my attention due its play on the well known, ill-inspired reality TV shows that are everyone's guilty pleasures. The introduction explained the brilliant pairing of goddess' infamous tempers and the monicker "Housewives". I really enjoyed how the introduction was laid out like a promo for a television show, I could almost hear Chris Harrison announcing the cast. The stories kept with the theme and were dictated in a dialogue. The author explains that he/she took some creative freedom, but the relationships and major actions were kept mythologically accurate. I enjoyed the sarcastic tone overlaid throughout the entire project.
Monsters of the Native Americans was also one of my favorite storybooks. The title caught my attention as well. I enjoyed the way this storybook was set up. The bond between the father and daughter was a sweet juxtaposition to the bloody, family-murdering stories that were being told in this collection. I also really liked that the author left notes for each story detailing how he/she changed the story from its historical context. I also thought that the writer's style of writing was very engaging, so it made me want to keep reading.
I also enjoyed Love Stories from Biblical Times. As someone who has grown up reading the Bible, I have also often wondered about the intimate details regarding the relationships of the famous couples in the Bible. However, I am sad that David and Bathsheba didn't make the cut... but perhaps spying doesn't make for a cute "how we met" story. I did think it was interesting that the author chose letters as the primary way to describe the love stories since most men and women didn't know how to write back then. Overall, it was an entertaining new perspective on beloved stories.
Artemis and Apollo - From Real Housewives of Greek Mythology. Web Source: Art Kaleidoscope
Real Housewives of Greek Mythology was one of my favorite storybooks. The title initially caught my attention due its play on the well known, ill-inspired reality TV shows that are everyone's guilty pleasures. The introduction explained the brilliant pairing of goddess' infamous tempers and the monicker "Housewives". I really enjoyed how the introduction was laid out like a promo for a television show, I could almost hear Chris Harrison announcing the cast. The stories kept with the theme and were dictated in a dialogue. The author explains that he/she took some creative freedom, but the relationships and major actions were kept mythologically accurate. I enjoyed the sarcastic tone overlaid throughout the entire project.
Monsters of the Native Americans was also one of my favorite storybooks. The title caught my attention as well. I enjoyed the way this storybook was set up. The bond between the father and daughter was a sweet juxtaposition to the bloody, family-murdering stories that were being told in this collection. I also really liked that the author left notes for each story detailing how he/she changed the story from its historical context. I also thought that the writer's style of writing was very engaging, so it made me want to keep reading.
I also enjoyed Love Stories from Biblical Times. As someone who has grown up reading the Bible, I have also often wondered about the intimate details regarding the relationships of the famous couples in the Bible. However, I am sad that David and Bathsheba didn't make the cut... but perhaps spying doesn't make for a cute "how we met" story. I did think it was interesting that the author chose letters as the primary way to describe the love stories since most men and women didn't know how to write back then. Overall, it was an entertaining new perspective on beloved stories.
Artemis and Apollo - From Real Housewives of Greek Mythology. Web Source: Art Kaleidoscope
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